ishigakisensei said:
Say in 2008 a democrat is elected. What is the first thing they will do? Pull troops out of Iraq and slash defense spending, causing a downturn in our economy and even more resentment outside this country against this country, than clearly already exists.
Reality is your kryptonite. Troops will be pulled out of Iraq prior to 2008 and it's quite likely that the Pentagon will not be forced to accept equipment they never asked for just to satisfy a lobbyist payoff. The economy is already in a downturn and getting out of Iraq and/or raising taxes is the only way to slow down the coming trainwreck caused by the Republicans.
So pulling troops out and leaving Iraq to fight a civil war with no outside help is going to put is in any better league with any other nations in the region? I don't think so. We have to stay the course in Iraq and Afghanistan and get those countries at least to the point where they can protect themselves. Pulling out of Iraq immediately, isn't going to do that.
How does that fix crime? How does that fix a flawed educational system (and I would argue they would make the education system worse instead of better)?
Crime is a different issue. Liberals can multitask - something that Republicans are incapable of. You are not qualified to speak about the educational system.
How is it a different issue? I don't believe the liberals give a flying rats ass about crime and education. They want to make education more touchy feely, and more emotion based, putting us further behind the rest of the world. I don't like either side's policies on crime or education.
How does that fix a health care system that basically scares off good doctors for fear of frivolous lawsuits?
Lie. Tort reform is just code speak for protecting insurance companies' profits.
How does it change the legal system to prevent frivolous lawsuits?
Loser pays systen.
Actually I don't give two flying shits about the insurance companies. I would prefer to have good doctors not scared out of the business by frivolous lawsuits. I would love to see a loser pays system in those cases, but the Democrats aren't going to make it happen. They'll promise it, and if they get to power, they won't actually do it.
None of these will change ANYTHING. The only way living in America is going to change is if localities make it happen. If anyone is to blame for the problems in the US, blame the congress, because Bush has very little influence over the day to day lives of Americans in America (foreign policy is different).
You are very wrong about that. Bush has appointed heads of federal departments that have a great impact on the lives of people. Move out West and tell the people that the timber/coal/mining industries haven't changed at all under Bush. Go to New Orleans and tell them that Bush had nothign to do with appointing/promoting incompetent people who are not up to the task. No, Bush is not responsible for everything but he is head of the Executive Branch and once in the Big Chair, you take what comes with it.
Yeah, because Bush was responsible for putting the governor of louisiana and the mayor of new orleans in power. The majority of the problems in Louisiana can be tracked back to the corrupt state and local governments. I still lay more blame for the problems across this country with congress, because they never actually face them, they go off spending time on shit that doesn't matter (like constitutional amendments that don't need to be made and terrorism watch lists that include bakeries).
If Congress hadn't wasted as much time they would be able to legislate those incompetent fools into a corner, and protect the system, through checks and balances. The checks and balances system was setup to prevent the "Big Chair" mentality, and allows congress (and the DOJ) oversight of ALL executive activity.
Taxes will probably go up too, just because they'll want to take more of my money away from me to pay for their programs, which will never benefit me.
No, taxes will go up so that the US will not go bankrupt to CHINA & JAPAN! Get a clue man. We're spening ourselves into oblivion. Try living forever on credit without ever making a payment and see just how long you personally can make it without a banker ever coming to get his money.
So you'll promise that when the Democrats come to power, I won't see news stories about people on welfare taking a limo to their minimum wage burger flipping job every morning? You are promising that all tax raises will go out of country to pay back debt? You are promising that the next hurricane that wipes out Louisiana will not end up with the money being spent at strip clubs and liquor stores? For some reason I don't think that would change, because the Democrats have no problem giving my money to other people in this country. All of a tax increase won't go to creditors, especially if the democrats are involved.
I hadn't checked in on this thread in a while. I'm moving it to the Political forum now.
